Real or no?

[pearlilliterate]

Hello can anyone tell me if these are real or fake and if real what kind of pearls they are? Thank you in advance for looking.

hel

 

[Pearl Dreams]

They appear to be naturally colored cultured freshwater pearls from China.

 

[pearlilliterate]

They appear to be naturally colored cultured freshwater pearls from China.

Are they worth 3 stringing? Are they worth anything

 

[pearlilliterate]

Are they worth 3 stringing? Are they worth anything

Restringing

 

[Pearl Dreams]

To sell? No.

To wear? Yes, but only if you do it yourself; if you have to pay someone to restring them, it will cost too much for what they are IMO.

I wrote a restringing tutorial -- it's not hard to do:

Thread 'Stringing Tutorial with photos: Stringing on Serafil, Beaders Secret & Power Pro'

Dec 2, 2012

How to string (or restring) your pearls on doubled Pattye's Serafil, Beaders Secret, and Power Pro​

This is not hard-- really! It is harder to describe it than to do it. Anyone can learn to string their own pearls!
If after reading through this, it sounds too daunting, I suggest making a mini-strand for practice first. Make one 12-15 pearls long just so you can practice how to knot the end 3 pearls on each side and attach the clasps; the middle pearls are easy to knot.

To just practice knotting (without bothering with clasps), make an overhand knot, string on a pearl (or...

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